Intent to sole-source to LEEDS Precision Instruments, Inc.
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Agency
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Headquarters Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Place of performance
- Huntsville, Alabama, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, through its Laboratory Division, issued a notice of intent to sole-source a three-year microscope maintenance and repair contract to LEEDS Precision Instruments, Inc., with a protest deadline of May 29, 2026. The award is justified under the only-responsible-source exception (41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) and FAR 6.302-1) because LEEDS is the original equipment manufacturer of the LCF microscopes at issue and the sole vendor capable of performing maintenance without voiding manufacturer warranties or causing equipment damage. Unauthorized vendors lack access to proprietary information, technical data, schematics, and verified OEM components required to return systems to factory specifications.
The FBI requires maintenance and calibration services for fifty-four comparison, stereo, and compound microscopes supporting forensic laboratory analysis at the Huntsville, Alabama facility on Redstone Arsenal. Work includes minor repairs, lubrication, stage adjustments, alignment checks, and magnification recertification for firearms and toolmark comparison microscopes. Services are performed Monday through Friday, 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM, with core hours 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The contractor must develop and maintain a Quality Control Plan, submit monthly and bi-weekly status reports, comply with non-disclosure requirements, and obtain signed non-disclosure agreements from all personnel prior to work commencement. The FBI will execute the contract as Firm Fixed Price. Market research through GSA and the open market identified no competing sources; no vendors expressed interest following the SAM.gov notice of intent posting.
Notice text
The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform provide quality repair, preventative maintenance, and service of microscopes as defined in this Performance Work Statement (PWS) except for those items specified as government furnished property (GFP). The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| JandA for Other than Full and Open - LEEDS - 1.pdf | ||
| PWS LEEDS.pdf |
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